Who’s Big Brand Development Group has announced that actor and musician, Kel Mitchelll star of Kenan & Kel, Mystery Men, Good Burger, and Honeydripper will join Emcee/Designer/Songrwriter Asia “The Queen of Cali” Lee and Zacklin comic book artist Bordin Mark Marsinkul to show off ShinHan’s new Touch Markers™ and Manga Boardz™ and Art Supplies from Comicartistsupplies.com. Fans attending San Diego Comic Con will get a chance to meet these three artists at the Comic Artist Supplies.Com / Bill Cole Enterprises, Inc. booths # 1600-1608 on July 23rd, 2009 though July 29th, 2009. Times to be announced.
“Having these three artists on-hand to meet the fans and to show off our products gives convention attendees the chance to meet a movie star, a fashion designer and an independent comic book artist all in one place,” stated Bill Cole of Bill Cole Enterprises, the parent company of Comic Artist Supplies.com. “More importantly it gives aspiring artists the chance to try out our Touch Markers™, Art Boardz™ and Manga Boardz™ as well as to see a professional comic artist working with them right at our booth!” Touch Markers™ have been on the market for a while now, but the manufacturer, ShinHan Art, in coordination with Who’s Big Brand Development Group and Comic Artist Supplies.Com / Bill Cole Enterprises, Inc. plans to make a big splash with comic book artists via this year’s Comic Con. These alcohol based markers are the perfect tool for anime artists. They are double ended and come in 168 different colors. Art Boardz™ and Manga Boardz™ have been around for a few years and have been designed to be economical bright white acid-free draw board solution for budding comic book and manga artists. Our Art Boardz™ boards feature non-photo blue rulers and guides and the Manga Boardz™ were all created to authentic Japanese manga specifications and come in attractive bar-coded packaging that makes it easy for art supply and comic book stores to track sales and inventory. “Comic Con is the place for contemporary comic book artists working in many mediums and superstar entertainers to come together and showcase their current projects,” says John Costa of ComicArtistSupplies.com, “This year we’re proud to offer a little bit of everything at our booth as we celebrate our first convention offering Touch Markers™. If you’re into comics, fashion, hip hop, or acting our booth will have it all.”
About Kel Mitchell
Kel started acting in many theaters in Chicago at the age of 11 in 1989 at 13 he went into this play called Dirt. He was an original member on Nickelodeon's All That from 1994-1999. He and co-star Kenan Thompson also starred in the spin-off series Kenan & Kel from 1996-2000, as well as a 1997 major motion picture, titled Good Burger, which is the movie version of one of his and Thompson's sketches from All That. The duo also appeared together in an episode of Sister, Sister with Tia and Tamera Mowry. Kel Mitchell's character in Kenan & Kel made him famous for antics and persona. Outside of his ventures with Kenan Thompson, Mitchell was the voice of a mild-mannered and playful dog named T-Bone in the children's cartoon series Clifford the Big Red Dog, what alongside the late John Ritter, from 2000 to 2003. In 2006, he was hired as spokes model for KFC, constantly using the phrase “ a little". Additionally, he also made an appearance in the 2004 Kanye West music video All Falls Down as a luggage collecting hotel valet.
In 2005, Mitchell portrayed Manny Sellers in the sitcom One on One with Kyla Pratt, and in 2007 Kel starred in BET's new series Take the Cake. Some of his other credits include Honeydripper and Mystery Men. In March 2008 he filmed his writing and producing debut, "Chicago Pulaski Jones" in which he also stars as the lead role. Also in 2008, Mitchell appeared in two Detroit-based stage productions, Affairs and Laundromat, the latter written by Carlos Faison and also starred comedian Buddy Lewis, Leanne "Lelee" Lyons of R&B group SWV, celebrity impersonator/stage actor Matt Macis, and accomplished vocalist and performer Lauren "Lexxi" Alexis.
In 1996 he was a featured rapper on IMx's Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hit "Watch Me Do My Thing" as his Good Burger character, Ed. On his official MySpace page, he has done several parodies in of hit songs. Also, he had 2 volumes of other songs as a parody of celebrities such as Prince, 50 Cent, Michael Jackson on a DVD called Kel Videos Live and on March 29, 2009 Mitchell directed Colby O'Donis's music video Let You Go.
About Asia Lee
Female Emcee/ Designer/ Songwriter, Asia Lee is a native of California. While growing up in Los Angeles moving around Hawthorne and South Central, Asia Lee loved listening to female rap artist like Queen Latifah, Yo-Yo and Foxy brown. At a young age she started to imitate their style to create voicemail raps for her and her schoolyard friend’s pagers and cell phones. Her voicemail hobby caught the ear of a music manager that suggested she take those thirty second messages and turn them into full out songs. That was the turning point in her life, her first industry push. Her lyrics got stronger, she created her on swagger and she was ready to make a name for herself like the female rap artist she admired so much.
Asia fell in love with the studio she loved writing lyrics. Asia started to reach her peers with her witty lyrical messages. Her sexy eyes and coke bottle frame would make you think she is just another pretty face but once you hear her delivery in her word play, you realize she is an emcee that deserves respect in a male dominated industry. Her skills helped put her on stage, performing and working with artist like Colby Odonis, Ray J, Teedra Moses, Roscoe Umali, Rodney Jerkins just to name a few. Asia has also been featured on many popular mix tapes with artist like Nina Nine, Shawna, Remy Ma, Jean Gray and others.
Asia is also an entrepreneur she created “West Coast Royalty” clothing line to help promote herself. Asia came up with the idea to include a t-shirt with every purchase of her mix tape. Today the line has expanded way beyond shirts. Asia has placed the line in fashion shows, movies and in television, “West Coast Royalty” sunglasses were recently featured in the Missy Elliot music opening of the popular MTV television show “Americas Next Best Dance Crew”.
Asia is focused and referrers to herself as Q.O.C. (Queen Of Cali). When she says “Queen” it refers to how she carries herself and she wants to bring that over to hip hop… “If you meet me you’re gonna give me some respect, If you were to meet a King or Queen you would give them respect whether you from the hood or not. I respect myself so I demand and expect it. I wanna put that out there for other woman as well because no one else is putting it out there right now and where getting treated otherwise”.
Most recently Asia has created “The ladies word mix tape” a collaboration of woman in hip hop on the west coast, she is working with producers Baby Boy at EMI and Keezo Kane from Kanye West Good music record label. Asia is also featured on a song with writer and producer Rob A. Asia has two songs in the upcoming film “ Chicago Pulaski Jones’ staring Kel Mitchell and directed by Cedric the Entertainer and the upcoming film “No Warning” staring Omar Gooding and Yung Buck. Asia continues to give back to the community, by visiting and performing for inner city schools working with organizations like “Carson Black Chamber Of Commerce” and “L.A. Best”.
About Bordin Mark Marsinkul
Bordin Mark Marsinkul graduated from the Academy of Art , San Francisco, BFA in Visual development. His first comic book, "Zacklin" was published in 2006. and volume 2 in 2008. His books have been widely available at anime / manga conventions. Bordins passion is to paint digitally and traditionally. He paints and draws in a variety of styles, with many examples available at his gallery. He also specializes in traditional brush drawing and abstract painting. His favorite traditional medium is markers and brush with a love to do character design.
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